Article for preventing pests from entering a building structure and methods of using/manufacturing the same

ABSTRACT

The present invention discloses an article for preventing pests from gaining entrance to a building structure. The article comprises a length of fibrous fabric and a plurality of adhesive strips. The fabric is designed for adhesive attachment to a dwelling or building structure adjacent points of entry and the adhesive strips are designed for adhesively attaching the fabric in snug adjacency to the outfitted building structure. The fabric is impregnated with at least one pesticide composition and has outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering across the fabric to points of entry. These outwardly extending fibers thus directly deposit pesticide composition on the pests for preventing them from gaining entrance to the building structure. Importantly, the fabric is brilliantly colored or has highly light reflective coloration for attracting the pests to the pesticide-impregnated fabric for contact treatment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to an article of manufacture forcontrolling invertebrate pest behavior generally, and, moreparticularly, to an article of manufacture for preventing Asian ladybeetles and similar other insects from gaining entrance to dwellings andsimilar other building structures and the methods of using/manufacturingthe same.

[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art

[0004] The lady bug, commonly referred to as the Asian lady beetle, is apest as well as a beneficial organism. Admittedly, Asian lady beetlesbecome “pests” mainly by their presence in unwanted areas as is the casein dwelling infestations or infestations in similar other buildingstructures. It is noted that Asian lady beetles generally do not feed onor damage anything in the traditional home and, further, do notgenerally bite people or pets, do not infest stored food and do notdestroy household furnishings. Asian lady beetles generally do not carrydiseases harmful to humans or pets, nor do they usually breed indoors.However, when large numbers of Asian lady beetles take up residence in adwelling or similar other building structure, they will crawl overwalls, windows, light fixtures and most any other surface, thus becominga nuisance. It will be seen that the sheer number of Asian lady beetleswhich may infest a dwelling or similar other building structure canbecome highly problematic, thus leading to a need for controlling thesepests.

[0005] Because the Asian lady beetle is a tree-dwelling insect,dwellings and similar other building structures situated in forestedareas are especially prone to infestation. Suburban and landscapedindustrial settings adjacent to wooded areas have also had large Asianlady beetle aggregations. Asian lady beetles congregate in large numbersduring the late fall rather than disperse to spend the winter(overwinter) individually under bark or in leaf litter, as do most otherlady beetles. Asian lady beetles prefer to cluster on the sides ofdwellings and similar other building structures, eventually workingtheir way into the building through small cracks or crevices, or naturalbreaks in the window panes, door jams or foundations as the temperaturesdecrease. Essentially, the congregating Asian lady beetles are seeking asuitable place to overwinter. Once inside the building, Asian ladybeetles hibernate, until the first warm days of late winter or earlyspring, when they seem to come to life again and begin crawling about.

[0006] Asian lady beetles tend to be attracted to lighter coloredbuildings and especially to those that are illuminated by the sun(typically the south or southwest side of a given building structure).Darker colored buildings or buildings in the shade are less likely toencounter Asian lady beetle infestation. After spending the wintermonths tucked away in a wall void or other secluded place, becomingactive in late winter, Asian lady beetles often find themselves insidethe dwelling rather than outside. At this time Asian lady beetles tendto begin seeking an escape to the out-of-doors. This reawakening maytake place over several weeks, depending on temperatures and the size ofthe population.

[0007] Once Asian lady beetles have established themselves in thedwelling or similar other building structure, there are not manytreatment options. However, it is well known that prevention of Asianlady beetle infestation is perhaps the best of all treatment options,which is best achieved in the autumn. To help prevent Asian ladybeetles, cluster flies, box elder bugs (and other pests of the sorthaving similar infestation habits) from entering dwellings and similarother building structures in the autumn, most experts in the pertinentart have recommended applying or spraying fast-acting, residualsynthetic pyrethroids around eaves, attic vents, windows, doors,under-fascia lips, soffits, siding (including under lips) and any otherpossible points of entry, concentrating on the south and southwestsides. Further, known mechanical means of preventing Asian lady beetlesand habitually similar other pests include sealing cracks and utilityservice openings with caulk, fixing broken window screens and door jams,plugging cracks in the foundation or roof as well as similarexclusion-type activities which help prevent the entry of Asian ladybeetles into the dwelling or similar other building structure.

[0008] The state of the art, however, has proved largely ineffectual inpreventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar other pests fromentering and infesting a dwelling. Residual sprays, having been appliedto dwellings or building structures quickly become ineffectual due toenvironmental conditions. Further, spraying dwellings and similar otherbuilding structures with pesticide often results in large quantities ofpesticide being wasted. Further, implementing fully effectual mechanicalmeans of exclusion (eg: tightly screening windows, louvers, air vents,and tightly caulking all cracks around windows, chimneys, trim, splitsand holes in siding) can be very time consuming and expensive.

[0009] What is needed therefore is a more efficient, inexpensive, lesstime consuming method or article for preventing Asian lady beetles andhabitually similar other pests from entering a dwelling or buildingstructure. In this regard, an article that places an effective amount ofpesticide adjacent to points of entry would be useful, particularly forhomeowners/business owners who are desirous of keeping windows andsiding free from excess pesticide. Further, an article that decreasesthe potential amount of excess pesticide that may come into contact withpassersby would be greatly beneficial.

[0010] It is noted that the prior art is replete with examples ofinventive solutions for controlling general pest or insect behavior.Among these inventions are many disclosures, which teach the use ofpesticide-impregnated or repellent-impregnated fabrics to repel insectsfrom the fabric. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 279,852, which issued toAtkins, discloses a bale band or tie treated with an insect repellingcomposition to render the same insect proof, substantially as describedin the specification of this patent. Further, in this vein, U.S. Pat.Nos. 339,810; 676,375; 2,555,330; 2,564,663; and 2,768,927 all disclosefabric impregnated with various types of specific insect repellingcompositions.

[0011] Further, U.S. Pat. No. 2,911,756, which issued to Geary,discloses an Insect Combatting Device. This invention teaches a devicecomprising a flexible sheet backing, a normally tacky, pressuresensitive adhesive untied to one surface of said backing, an absorptivelayer united to the other surface of said backing and a layer containingan insect attractant and an insecticide united to said absorptive layer,which layer is preferably of a tacky/sticky nature so as to entangle theattracted insect.

[0012] U.S. Pat. No. 4,765,982 ('982 Patent), which issued to Ronning etal., discloses an Insect Control Device. This invention comprisesalternatively woven or non-woven group of fibers, which fibers have asustained release insect control agent self-adhered thereto. Thecompositions and device disclosed control insect activity by providingan effective level of the control agent in the area where control isdesired for an extended period of time. The desired area of control isessentially left open-ended. The fibers are of a specific type asoutlined in the '982 Patent.

[0013] U.S. Pat. No. 5,916,580, which issued to Shober et al., disclosesa Method of Pest Control. This invention teaches a netting impregnatedwith insect repellent, which netting is then positioned around the areato be protected, such as a pillow, mattress, or domestic pet bed. Thespecific application is designed to control the movement of house dustmites.

[0014] There are further several uncovered United States Patents, whichteach the use of color to attract insects. For example, U.S. Pat. No.5,896,695, which issued to Walker, discloses a Device for ControllingCrawling or Flying Insects. This invention comprises brightly coloredluminescent paint to attract insects. Further U.S. Pat. No. 5,992,087,which issued to Chu et al., discloses a Whitefly Trap. This inventiondoes not require bait or adhesive but does utilize the principle ofattracting insects through the use of color, in this case the coloryellow.

[0015] It is noted after a review of the prior art, however, that noneof the prior art patents teach the use of pesticide-impregnated,felt-like fabric for adhesive attachment to dwellings or buildingstructures adjacent to points of entry, which fabric is specificallycolored to attracts pest to the fabric for contact treatment thereof andthe accordant prevention of dwelling infestation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0016] Accordingly, one objective of the present invention is to providean article of manufacture for controlling general invertebrate pestbehavior. Another objective of the present invention is to provide anarticle of manufacture for controlling habitually similar behaviors ofpests classified under the Class Insecta, and particularly those pestsof the Families Coccinellidae, Calliphoridae, and Rhopalidae. In thislast regard, another objective of the present invention is to provide anarticle of manufacture for controlling pest behavior, which includesdwelling or building structure infestation by way of pest aggregationand eventual entry through structural points of entry. Mostspecifically, the present invention provides an article of manufacturefor controlling Asian lady beetle, cluster fly and boxelder bugbehavior. In this regard, a further objective of the present inventionis to provide an inexpensive article of manufacture for controlling thestated pest behavior. Yet another of objective of the present inventionis to provide an article of manufacture which may be easily attached todwellings and/or other building structures adjacent to points of entryfor preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests fromgaining entrance to the dwelling or building structure. Still anotherobject of the present invention is to provide a specifically coloredarticle of manufacture for attracting Asian lady beetles and habituallysimilar pests. Still another objective of the present invention is toprovide a contact treatment article of manufacture, which directlydeposits pesticide on attracted Asian lady beetles and habituallysimilar pests for preventing the pests from gaining entrance tooutfitted dwellings and building structures. In this regard, it is afurther objective of the present invention to provide an article whichexposes an effective yet minimal amount of residual pesticide forachieving contact treatment, which greatly improves upon safetyconsiderations paramount in residual spray applications. Yet anotherobject of the present invention is to provide methods ofusing/manufacturing the disclosed article for controlling the statedpest behavior.

[0017] To attain these objectives, the claimed invention generallycomprises the combination of a length of fibrous felt fabric and aplurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips. The length of fibrous feltfabric is designed for adhesive attachment to the dwelling or similarbuilding structure adjacent to points of entry and the evenly spacedadhesive strips are designed for adhesively attaching the fibrous feltfabric in snug adjacency to the building structure. The fabric issaturated with at least one pesticide composition and left to dry. Thefabric has outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of Asianlady beetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance tothe dwelling or building structure by maneuvering across the fabric topoints of entry. These outwardly extending fibers thus directly depositpesticide composition on the Asian lady beetles or habitually similarpests for preventing them from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure. Additionally, the evenly spaced adhesive strips each have astrip thickness of about {fraction (1/32)}-inch for attaching the fabricin snug adjacency to the dwelling or building structure. The snuglyadjacent fabric thus further physically contacts Asian lady beetles andhabitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the dwelling orbuilding structure by maneuvering between the fabric and the buildingstructure. By physically contacting the Asian lady beetles or habituallysimilar pests, the fabric further directly deposits pesticidecomposition on the pests to further prevent pests from gaining entranceto the building structure. Importantly, the fabric is brilliantlycolored or has highly light reflective coloration for attracting theAsian lady beetles and habitually similar pests to thepesticide-impregnated fabric for contact treatment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Other features of my invention will become more evident from aconsideration of the following detailed description of my patentdrawings, as follows:

[0019]FIG. 1 is a functional view of the article for preventing Asianlady beetles from entering a building structure as it is adhesivelyattached to a building structure.

[0020]FIG. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged cross-sectional view of thearticle for preventing Asian lady beetles from entering a buildingstructure adhesively attached to a building structure withcharacteristic pest shown on the superior felt surface.

[0021]FIG. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged cross-sectional view of thearticle for preventing Asian lady beetles from entering a buildingstructure adhesively attached to a building structure withcharacteristic pest shown intermediate the inferior felt surface andbuilding structure.

[0022]FIG. 4 is a fragmentary front view of the article for preventingAsian lady beetles from entering a building structure adhesivelyattached to a building structure with enlarged characteristic pestsshown in various states of progression across the superior felt surface.

[0023]FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side view representation of the method ofmanufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetles fromentering a building structure.

[0024]FIG. 5(a) is a fragmentary enlarged side view representation ofthe last stages of the method of manufacture of the article forpreventing Asian lady beetles from entering a building structure.

[0025]FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged side view representation of thefirst stages of the method of manufacture of the article for preventingAsian lady beetles from entering a building structure.

[0026]FIG. 7 is a fragmentary rear view representation of the articlefor preventing Asian lady beetles from entering a building structureshowing preferred adhesive means being applied to the inferior feltsurface.

[0027]FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view representation of thearticle for preventing Asian lady beetles from entering a buildingstructure showing alternative adhesive means being applied to theinferior felt surface.

[0028]FIG. 9 is a fragmentary front view representation of the articlefor preventing Asian lady beetles from entering a building structurebeing adhesively attached to a building structure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0029] Preferred Embodiment

[0030] Referring now to the drawings, the presented article ofmanufacture 10 for controlling pest behavior is generally illustrated inFIG. 1. It is contemplated that article 10 may be used to controlgeneral invertebrate pest behavior, pests classified under the ClassInsecta, pests classified under the Families Coccinellidae,Calliphoridae, or Rhopalidae, or most specifically, Asian lady beetle,cluster fly or boxelder bug behavior. In this regard, article 10 may beused not only for controlling behavior of Asian lady beetles (or ladybugs) 30, cluster flies, and boxelder bugs, but also spiders, crickets,ants, earwigs, millipedes, centipedes, sow bugs, pill bugs, meal moths,grain beetles, roaches and fleas. Furthermore, article 10 is designed toprevent Asian lady beetles 30 and habitually similar other pests fromgaining entrance to a dwelling or similar other building structure 11 asfurther shown in FIG. 1. In this regard, it is further contemplated thatarticle 10 may be characteristically used on houses, apartmentbuildings, stores, offices, barns, factories and the like, whether thebuilding structure is used for residential, commercial, industrial, oragricultural purposes.

[0031]FIG. 1 illustrates article 10 as it may adhesively attach tobuilding structure 11 adjacent to main points of entry, namelyunderneath and adjacent to the eaves of building structure 11 and/or insuperficial adjacency to the footing of building structure 11. Article10 may also be rolled out and adhesively attached in adjacency to otherpoints of entry such as doors, windows, attics and crawlspaces. Further,article 10 may also be used, for example, in closets, under grain sacks,around trees in orchards, under carpeting, under door mats, underdomesticated pet beds, on shelves or in cabinets. These listed areas arecontemplated to be exemplary in nature and should not be construed tolimit the applications in which article 10 may be used. Further, thepreferred method of attaching article 10 to these stated alternativeapplication areas is by way of an adhesive means.

[0032] Article of manufacture 10 for preventing Asian lady beetles andhabitually similar pests from gaining entrance to building structure 11generally comprises a length of fibrous felt fabric 12 for adhesiveattachment to building structures 11, as shown in FIGS. 2-7, inclusive.Fibrous felt fabric 12 or similar other fibrous fabric is preferablyadhesively attached adjacent to points of entry of building structure11. During manufacture, fibrous felt fabric 12 is saturated with atleast one pesticide composition as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. Thepesticide composition is preferably microcapsulated and further ispreferably selected from the group consisting of DEMAND CS brandinsecticide and GENTROL brand insect growth regulator.

[0033] DEMAND CS brand insecticide comprises an active ingredient andinert ingredients. The active ingredient of DEMAND CS brand insecticideis Lambda-cyhalothrin {[(1{acute over (α)}(S*), 3{acute over(α)}(Z)]-(±)-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanec},which is 9.7% by weight and the inert ingredients are 90.3% by weight.Characteristically, DEMAND CS brand insecticide is diluted with water invarying amounts to achieve the desired strength of the insecticidecomposition for use in controlling the behavior of Asian lady beetles,cluster flies, box elder bugs, and other pests of this sort havingsimilar infestation habits. In this regard, DEMAND CS brand insecticidemay be mixed with water such that 0.4 fluid ounces are mixed with 128fluid ounces of water for use in lighter infestations and may be mixedwith water such that 0.8 fluid ounces are mixed with 128 ounces of waterfor use in heavier infestations. DEMAND CS brand insecticide ismanufactured by ZENECA INC. Professional Products with current businessaddress of 1800 Concord Pike, Wilmington, Del., 19897.

[0034] GENTROL brand insect growth regulator also comprises an activeingredient and inert ingredients. The active ingredient of GENTROL brandinsect growth regulator is (S)-Hydroprene[Ethyl(2E, 4E,7S)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoate], which is 9.0% by weight andthe inert ingredients are 91.0% by weight. Characteristically, GENTROLbrand insect growth regulator is diluted with water in varying amountsto achieve the desired strength of the insect growth regulatorcomposition for use in controlling the behavior of meal moths, grainbeetles, roaches, fleas and other pests of this sort having similarinfestation habits. In this regard, GENTROL brand insect growthregulator may be mixed with water such that 1.0 fluid ounce is mixedwith 128 fluid ounces of water for use in general infestations. GENTROLbrand insect growth regulator is manufactured by ZOECON CORPORATION withcurrent business address of 12200 Denton Drive, Dallas, Tex., 75234.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 2, fibrous felt fabric 12 further comprisesoutwardly extending fibers 13 for entangling the legs of Asian ladybeetles 30 or habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance tobuilding structure 11 by maneuvering across fibrous felt fabric 12 topoints of entry. For best results, it is contemplated that outwardlyextending fibers 13 preferably number from about 80 to 100 per squareinch and are sized and shaped to entangle pest legs. Outwardly extendingfibers 13 thus directly deposit pesticide composition on Asian ladybeetles 30 or habitually similar pests to provide contact treatment forpreventing Asian lady beetles 30 or habitually similar pests fromgaining entrance to building structure 11 as shown in FIG. 4 at 30(a).

[0036] Fibrous felt fabric 12 further comprises a felt width 14 as shownin FIG. 4, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8; a felt length; a superior felt surface 15or pesticide application surface, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3,FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 9; an inferior felt surface 16 or pesticideemersion surface as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7 andFIG. 8; and a felt thickness 17 as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 6.Felt width 14 preferably measures about 9 inches and the felt lengthpreferably measures about 12 feet. It is contemplated that a felt width14 measuring about 9 inches is the preferred structural width in termsof fostering the greatest potential surface area for pest attractionwithout needlessly detracting from facade aesthetics of buildingstructure 11. It is further contemplated that a felt length measuring 12feet is the preferred structural length in terms of fostering thegreatest potential surface area for pest attraction without becomingneedlessly cumbersome to install.

[0037] Fibrous felt fabric 12 preferably comprises polyester felt fabricand felt thickness 17 preferably measures about {fraction (1/16)} inchfor retaining a minimal yet effective amount of applied pesticidecomposition. Utilizing a fibrous felt material of this type andthickness is preferable insofar as the material will have relativelylittle weight added to it when it becomes wet by contact withenvironmental moisture and the like. It is contemplated that thinnermaterials are preferable in this regard to maintain fibrous felt fabric12 in an adhesively attached position, which position will not tend tosag or become adhesively detached from building structure 11 by anyenvironmental moisture contacting fibrous felt fabric 12.

[0038] Superior felt surface 15 has light reflective coloration forattracting Asian lady beetles 30 or habitually similar pests. In thisregard, it is contemplated that the preferred light reflectivecoloration is substantially of a brilliant white or brilliant sunburstyellow coloration. However, while it is noted that Asian lady beetles 30and habitually similar pests are generally attracted to bright orbrilliant colors, the color of the base building structure 11 may alsobe bright or brilliant. In these cases, a contrastingly brilliantlycolored superior felt surface 15 is recommended. For example, on a basehouse with dark blue coloration, a brilliant white or brilliant suburstyellow superior felt surface 15 is contemplated. By way of comparison,on a house with substantially white coloration, a brilliant sunburstyellow superior surface 15 is contemplated. It is further contemplatedthat the color of superior felt surface 15 may be tailored to meet theneeds of the consumer insofar as one color may be better adapted toattract a certain type of habitually similar pest than another color.Accordingly, superior felt surface 15 may be functionally colored toattract a given pest for extermination purposes.

[0039] Inferior felt surface 16 is generally designed to receive aplurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips 18 as shown in FIG. 4, FIG.5, FIG. 5(a), FIG. 7, and FIG. 9. Adhesive strips 18 are for adhesivelyattaching fibrous felt fabric 12 to building structure 11. As shown inFIG. 7, adhesive strips 18 each further comprise a superior adhesivesurface 19, an inferior adhesive surface 20, a strip length 21, and astrip thickness 22 as shown FIG. 5(a). Additionally, adhesive strips 18each preferably have a strip width measuring about ¾ inch. It iscontemplated that a strip width of ¾ inch is the preferred strip widthin terms of fostering the greatest potential surface area for adhesiveattachment to inferior felt surface 16 without needlessly compromisingthe adhesive strength of adhesive strips 18. In this regard, SCOTCHbrand poster tape, or double-sided clear tape, is the preferred type ofadhesive stripping to be used. This type of adhesive stripping isfurther preferable in that it does not damage paint or siding onbuilding structures. Adhesive strips 18 are aligned laterally acrossfelt width 14 as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 7 and FIG. 9. As further shown,strip lengths 21 are each preferably substantially equal in dimension tofelt width 14.

[0040] Superior adhesive surfaces 19 each have exposed adhesive forattachment to inferior felt surface 16 and are adhesively attached toinferior felt surface 16 in a manner such that the space between eachsuccessively applied adhesive strip 18 is substantially equal indimension as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 5(a), FIG. 7 and FIG. 9. In thisregard, adhesive strips 18 are preferably spaced at 10-12 inchintervals. Inferior adhesive surfaces 20 each further compriseselectively removable adhesive covering means. Preferably, the adhesivecovering means is a paper-like covering. SCOTCH brand poster tape has apaper-like covering that is easily stripped off to expose the adhesive.The adhesive covering means is for selectively exposing inferioradhesive surfaces 20 at the election of the consumer when the fibrousfelt fabric 12 is adhesively attached to building structure 11 as shownin FIG. 9.

[0041] Strip thickness 21 preferably measures about {fraction (1/32)}inch for attaching fibrous felt fabric 12 in snug adjacency to buildingstructure 11. Once attached, the snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric 12is designed to physically contact Asian lady beetles 30 or habituallysimilar pests attempting to gain entrance to building structure 11 bymaneuvering between or intermediate fibrous felt fabric 12 and buildingstructure 11. The snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric 12 thus directlydeposits pesticide composition on Asian lady beetles 30 or habituallysimilar pests attempting to gain entrance to building structure 11. Thisdirect deposit of pesticide compositions is for contact treatmentpurposes and the accordant prevention of Asian lady beetles 30 andhabitually similar pests from gaining entrance to building structure 11.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 4, when pests such as Asian lady beetles 30 orhabitually similar pests attempt to gain entrance to building structure11 by either maneuvering intermediate fibrous felt fabric 12 andbuilding structure 11 as shown in FIG. 3 or by maneuvering acrossfibrous felt fabric 12 to points of entry as shown in FIG. 2, the pestsundergo or experience contact treatment and accordingly are terminatedor thwarted from infesting the building. It is contemplated that Asianlady beetles 30 or habitually similar pests may also attempt to gainentrance to building structure 11 by maneuvering intermediate fibrousfelt fabric 12 and building structure 11 by crawling with legscontacting inferior felt surface 16. It is contemplated that outwardlyextending fibers 13 may further directly deposit pesticide compositionon Asian lady beetles 30 or habitually similar pests for preventing thesame from gaining entrance to building structure 11, although thisstated pest orientation is not specifically illustrated.

[0043] Alternative Embodiment

[0044] A second embodiment of the article of manufacture 50 forcontrolling pest behavior is generally illustrated in FIG. 8. The secondembodiment of article 50 is virtually identical to the preferredembodiment of article 10 save for the orientation and number of theevenly spaced adhesive strips 51 as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 8.Article 50 preferably has two evenly spaced adhesive strips 51 that arealigned longitudinally along the felt length. Adhesive strips 51 aresimilarly for adhesively attaching fibrous felt fabric 12 to buildingstructure 11. Adhesive strips 51 each further comprise a superioradhesive surface 52 as shown in FIG. 8, an inferior adhesive surface 53as shown in FIG. 8, a strip length, and a strip thickness 55 as shown inFIG. 2 and FIG. 3. The measured thickness of strip thickness 55 is equalto the preferred measured thickness of strip thickness 22. Additionally,adhesive strips 51 each preferably have a strip width measuring about ¾inch. It is contemplated that a strip width of ¾ inch is the preferredstrip width in terms of fostering the greatest potential surface areafor adhesive attachment to inferior felt surface 16 without needlesslycompromising the adhesive strength of adhesive strips 50. In thisregard, SCOTCH brand poster tape, or double-sided clear tape is thepreferred type of adhesive stripping to be used. This type of adhesivestripping is preferable in that it does not damage paint or siding whenattached to building structures. Strip lengths are each preferablysubstantially equal in dimension to the felt length. Further, adhesivestrips 51 of article 50 are also spaced apart to assist in maintainingthe length of fibrous felt fabric 12 in snug adjacency to buildingstructure 11, the preferable spacing being about 7 inches apart atsubstantially all points along the length of fibrous felt fabric 12.

[0045] Inferior adhesive surfaces 53 each further comprise selectivelyremovable adhesive covering means. Preferably, the adhesive coveringmeans is a paper-like covering. SCOTCH brand poster tape has apaper-like covering that is easily stripped off to expose the adhesive.The adhesive covering means is for selectively exposing inferioradhesive surfaces 53 at the election of the consumer when the fibrousfelt fabric 12 is adhesively attached to building structure 11.

[0046] Strip thickness 55 preferably measures about {fraction (1/32)}inch for attaching fibrous felt fabric 12 in snug adjacency to buildingstructure 11. Once attached, the snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric 12is designed to physically contact Asian lady beetles 30 or habituallysimilar pests attempting to gain entrance to building structure 11 bymaneuvering between fibrous felt fabric 12 and building structure 11 asshown in FIG. 3. The snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric 12 thusdirectly deposits pesticide composition on Asian lady beetles 30 orhabitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to buildingstructure 11. This direct deposit of pesticide compositions is forcontact treatment purposes and the accordant prevention of Asian ladybeetles 30 and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance tobuilding structure 11.

[0047] Preferred Method of Manufacture

[0048] The preferred method of manufacture of article 10 comprises thesteps of (1) providing a rolled length 80 of fibrous felt fabric 12 asdescribed above and as shown in FIG. 5; (2) unrolling the rolled fibrousfelt fabric 12 preferably in a substantially horizontal plane preferablyat a constant rate of speed, (3) spraying superior felt surface 15 withat least one pesticide composition 81 as further shown in FIG. 6, whichis preferably microcapsulated and preferably selected from the groupconsisting of DEMAND CS brand insecticide and GENTROL brand insectgrowth regulator, (4) allowing the sprayed pesticide composition touniformly saturate fibrous felt fabric 12 from superior felt surface 15to inferior felt surface 16 as shown in FIG. 6 at 82, thus impregnatingfibrous felt fabric 12 with pesticide composition 81; (5) allowing theimpregnated fibrous felt fabric 12 to dry as indicated at 83 of FIG. 5;(6) applying a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips 18 to inferiorfelt surface 16 as shown in FIG. 7, thus forming a fibrous felt fabricand adhesive strip assembly 84 as shown in FIG. 5; and (7) rolling theunrolled fibrous felt fabric and adhesive strip assembly 84 into arolled article of manufacture 10 for preventing Asian lady beetles 30and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to building structure11 as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 5a. At the election of the consumer,rolled article of manufacture 10 may be adhesively attached to buildingstructure 11 by unrolling article of manufacture 10 as shown in FIG. 9such that article 10, once installed, stands ready for attracting pestsand controlling pest behavior as herein described.

[0049] The method of manufacture of article 10 for preventing Asian ladybeetles 30 and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance tobuilding structure 11 includes a pesticide application or spray step asnoted above. Preferably, the pesticide composition is sprayed utilizingan even flat fan-type nozzle 85 spatially located about eighteen abovethe unrolled length 80 of fibrous felt fabric 12 to achieve uniformpesticide composition application across felt width 14 as further shownin FIG. 6. In this regard, excellent results have been achieved using aB&G 5800 brand spray nozzle with pressure at about 35-45 psi. Thediluted pesticide composition/water mixture is preferably applied tofibrous felt fabric 12 in a quantity of about 1 fluid ounce per squarefoot at a substantially constant rate of speed of about four seconds persquare foot. Given a preferred felt width of 9 inches, the preferredrate of unrolling speed is about 4 inches per second.

[0050] Alternative Method of Manufacture

[0051] An alternative method of manufacture herein disclosed involvesthe manufacture of article 50 for controlling pest behavior. Thealternative method of manufacture is virtually identical to thepreferred method of manufacture of article 10 save for the applicationand number of evenly-spaced adhesive strips 51, as herein described.

[0052] The reader will see that the article of manufacture disclosedherein provides an article of manufacture for controlling generalinvertebrate pest behavior. It will be further seen that the presentinvention provides an article of manufacture for controlling habituallysimilar behaviors of pests classified under the Class Insecta. In thislast regard, it will be seen that the present invention provides anarticle of manufacture for controlling pest behavior, which includesdwelling or building structure infestation by way of pest aggregationand eventual entry through structural points of entry. It will befurther seen that most specifically, the present invention provides anarticle of manufacture for controlling Asian lady beetle, cluster flyand boxelder bug behavior as these organisms exhibit habitually similarbehavior. In this regard, it will be further seen that the presentinvention provides an inexpensive article of manufacture for controllingthe stated pest behavior, which may be easily attached to dwellingsand/or other building structures adjacent to points of entry for pestsfrom gaining entrance to the dwelling or building structure. It willstill further be seen that the present invention provides a specificallycolored article of manufacture for attracting Asian lady beetles andhabitually similar pests to effectively provide contact treatment forpreventing pests from entering a dwelling or building structure. It willthus be seen that the present invention directly deposits pesticide onattracted Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests for preventingthe pests from gaining entrance to outfitted dwellings and buildingstructures. In this regard, it will thus be further seen that thepresent invention provides an article, which exposes an effective yetminimal amount of residual pesticide for achieving contact treatment,which greatly improves upon safety considerations paramount in residualspray applications. Still further, it will be seen that the presentinvention provides a method of manufacture of the disclosed article forcontrolling the stated pest behavior.

[0053] While my above description contains many specificities, theseshould not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention,but rather as an exemplification of the invention. For example, thefibrous felt fabric need not be made of polyester felt. So long as thefibrous fabric has outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs ofpests maneuvering across the article to points of entry, the fibrousfabric successfully fulfills its contactive treatment purpose. Further,so long as the fibrous fabric is thin, lightweight, capable of beingimpregnated with at least one pesticide composition, and capable ofretaining the pesticide composition for prolonged periods of time, thefibrous fabric further successfully fulfills its contactive treatmentpurpose. A fibrous fabric made of polyester felt preferably fulfillsthese contactive treatment purposes.

[0054] The pesticide composition need not be selected from a groupconsisting of DEMAND CS brand insecticide and GENTROL brand insectgrowth regulator. So long as the pesticide composition may be properlyapplied to the fibrous fabric in an effective amount for contacttreatment purposes substantially as described herein, the pesticidecomposition successfully its contact treatment purpose. Other effectivepesticide compositions are known in the art and may well be applied tothe fibrous fabric to achieve excellent results. Given the current stateof pesticide art, the preferred pesticide composition may be selectedfrom the group consisting of DEMAND CS brand insecticide and GENTROLbrand insect growth regulator.

[0055] The pesticide composition need not be applied to the articleprior to consumer usage. For example, it is contemplated that a segmentof consumers may be desirous of obtaining the article of manufacturewithout pre-applied pesticide compositions. These consumers may thenapply a consumer chosen pesticide composition to the article ofmanufacture once it is adhesively attached to a building structure.Furthermore, over time and exposure to environmental conditions, thepre-applied pesticide composition will eventually lose its effectivenessand need to be reapplied to the article of manufacture. At this time,the article of manufacture may properly be saturated and impregnatedwith a consumer selected pesticide composition.

[0056] Accordingly, although the invention has been described byreference to a preferred embodiment, it is not intended that the noveldevice be limited thereby, but that modifications thereof are intendedto be included as falling within the broad scope and spirit of theforegoing disclosure, the following claims and the appended drawings.

I claim:
 1. A method of manufacture of an article for preventing Asianlady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to abuilding structure comprising the steps of: providing a rolled length offibrous felt fabric, the fibrous felt fabric further comprising a feltwidth, a felt length, a superior felt surface, an inferior felt surface,and a felt thickness; unrolling the rolled fibrous felt fabric in asubstantially horizontal plane at a constant rate of speed; spraying thesuperior felt surface with DEMAND CS brand pesticide composition;allowing the sprayed pesticide composition to uniformly saturate thefibrous felt fabric from the superior felt surface to the inferior feltsurface, thus impregnating the fibrous felt fabric with the pesticidecomposition; allowing the impregnated fibrous felt fabric to dry;applying a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips to the inferiorfelt surface thus forming a fibrous felt fabric and adhesive stripassembly, the evenly spaced adhesive strips each further comprising asuperior adhesive surface and an inferior adhesive surface, the superioradhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for application to theinferior felt surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each furthercomprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesivecovering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surfacefor adhesive attachment to the building structure; and rolling theunrolled fibrous felt fabric and adhesive strip assembly into a rolledarticle of manufacture for preventing Asian lady beetles and habituallysimilar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure.
 2. Themethod of manufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetlesand habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure of claim 1 wherein the fibrous felt fabric comprises polyesterfelt fabric.
 3. The method of manufacture of the article for preventingAsian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance tothe building structure of claim 2 wherein the superior felt surfacefurther comprises light reflective coloration for attracting Asian ladybeetles and habitually similar pests.
 4. The method of manufacture ofthe article for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similarpests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 3 whereinthe adhesive strips each have a strip thickness measuring about{fraction (1/32)} inch.
 5. The method of manufacture of the article forpreventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gainingentrance to the building structure of claim 4 wherein the evenly spacedadhesive strips are aligned laterally across the felt width, theadhesive strips being spaced at about 10-12 inch intervals, the adhesivestrips each having a strip length being substantially equal in dimensionto the felt width.
 6. The method of manufacture of the article forpreventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gainingentrance to the building structure of claim 4 wherein two evenly spacedadhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the felt length, theadhesive strips each further comprising a strip length beingsubstantially equal in dimension to the felt length.
 7. The method ofmanufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetles andhabitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structureof claim 4 wherein the felt thickness measures about {fraction (1/16)}inch for retaining an effective amount of pesticide composition.
 8. Themethod of manufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetlesand habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure of claim 7 wherein the pesticide composition is sprayedutilizing an even flat fan-type nozzle spatially located above theunrolled length of fibrous felt fabric to achieve uniform applicationacross the felt width.
 9. A method of manufacture of an article forpreventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to abuilding structure comprising the steps of: providing a rolled length offibrous fabric, the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width, afabric length, a pesticide application surface, a pesticide emersionsurface, and a fabric thickness; unrolling the rolled fibrous fabric ata substantially constant rate of speed; applying at least onemicrocapsulated pesticide composition to the pesticide applicationsurface, allowing the applied pesticide composition to uniformlysaturate the fibrous fabric from the pesticide application surface tothe pesticide emersion surface, thus impregnating the fibrous fabricwith the pesticide composition; allowing the impregnated fibrous fabricto dry; applying adhesive means to the pesticide emersion surface, thusforming a fibrous fabric and adhesive means assemblage, the adhesivemeans for adhesively attaching to the building structure the article forpreventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to thebuilding structure; and rolling the unrolled fibrous fabric and adhesivemeans assemblage into a rolled article of manufacture for preventingpests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure.
 10. The method of manufacture of the article for preventingpests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure of claim 9 wherein the fibrous fabric comprises felt-likefabric.
 11. The method of manufacture of the article for preventingpests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure of claim 10 wherein the length of fibrous fabric furthercomprises coloration for attracting pests of the Class Insecta.
 12. Themethod of manufacture of the article for preventing pests of the ClassInsecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 11wherein the adhesive means comprises a plurality of double-sided tapestrips, the double sided tape strips further comprising a superioradhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, and a strip length, thesuperior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for applicationto the inferior fabric surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces eachfurther comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, theadhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesivesurface for adhesive attachment to the building structure.
 13. Themethod of manufacture of the article for preventing pests of the ClassInsecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 12wherein the double-sided tape strips are aligned laterally across thefabric width, the double-sided tape strips being spaced at substantiallyequal intervals, the strip lengths each being substantially equal indimension to the fabric width.
 14. The method of manufacture of thearticle for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entranceto a building structure of claim 12 wherein two double-sided tape stripsare aligned longitudinally along the fabric length, the strip lengthseach being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric length. 15.The method of manufacture of the article for preventing pests of theClass Insecta from gaining entrance to a building structure of claim 12wherein the pesticide composition is applied utilizing a fan-type nozzlespatially located above the unrolled length of fibrous fabric to achieveuniform application across the fabric width.
 16. A method of manufactureof an article for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance toa building structure comprising the steps of: providing a rolled lengthof fibrous fabric, the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width,a fabric length, a pesticide application surface, a pesticide emersionsurface, and a fabric thickness; unrolling the rolled fibrous fabric;applying adhesive means to the pesticide emersion surface, thus forminga fibrous fabric and adhesive means assemblage, the adhesive means foradhesively attaching to the building structure the article forpreventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure; and rolling the unrolled fibrous fabric and adhesive meansassemblage into a rolled article of manufacture for preventinginvertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure. 17.The method of manufacture of the article for preventing invertebratepests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 16wherein the method further comprises additional steps which follow thestep of unrolling the rolled fibrous fabric, the steps comprising:applying at least one pesticide composition to the pesticide applicationsurface; allowing the applied pesticide composition to uniformlysaturate the fibrous fabric from the pesticide application surface tothe pesticide emersion surface, thus impregnating the fibrous fabricwith the pesticide composition; and allowing the impregnated fibrousfabric to dry.
 18. The method of manufacture of the article forpreventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure of claim 17 wherein the adhesive means comprises a pluralityof evenly spaced adhesive strips, the evenly spaced adhesive stripsfurther comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesivesurface, and a strip length, the superior adhesive surfaces each havingexposed adhesive for application to the pesticide emersion surface, theinferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removableadhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectivelyexposing the inferior adhesive surface for adhesive attachment to thebuilding structure.
 19. The method of manufacture of the article forpreventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure of claim 18 wherein the evenly-spaced adhesive strips arealigned laterally across the fabric width, the strip lengths each beingsubstantially equal in dimension to the fabric width.
 20. The method ofmanufacture of the article for preventing invertebrate pests fromgaining entrance to a building structure of claim 18 wherein two evenlyspaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the fabriclength, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension tothe fabric length.
 21. An article of manufacture for preventing Asianlady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to abuilding structure, the article of manufacture comprising: a length offibrous felt fabric for adhesive attachment to the building structureadjacent points of entry, the fibrous felt fabric being saturated withDEMAND CS brand pesticide composition, the fibrous felt fabric havingoutwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of Asian lady beetlesor habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the buildingstructure by maneuvering across the fibrous felt fabric to points ofentry, the outwardly extending fibers thus directly depositing pesticidecomposition on Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests forpreventing Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests from gainingentrance to the building structure, the fibrous felt fabric furthercomprising a felt width, a felt length, a superior felt surface, aninferior felt surface, and a felt thickness, the superior felt surfacehaving light reflective coloration for attracting Asian lady beetles orhabitually similar pests, the inferior felt surface for receiving evenlyspaced adhesive strips, the felt thickness measuring about {fraction(1/16)} inch for retaining an effective amount of the pesticidecomposition; and a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips foradhesively attaching the fibrous felt fabric to the building structure,the adhesive strips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface,an inferior adhesive surface, a strip length, and a strip thickness, thesuperior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachmentto the inferior felt surface, the superior adhesive surfaces beingadhesively attached to the inferior felt surface, the inferior adhesivesurfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive coveringmeans, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferioradhesive surfaces for adhesive attachment to the building structure, thestrip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching thefibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, thesnugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric for physically contacting Asian ladybeetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to thebuilding structure by maneuvering intermediate the fibrous felt fabricand the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric thusdirectly depositing pesticide composition on Asian lady beetles orhabitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the buildingstructure, the snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric thus furtherpreventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gainingentrance to the building structure.
 22. The article of manufacture forpreventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gainingentrance to the building structure of claim 21 wherein the fibrous feltfabric comprises polyester felt fabric.
 23. The article of manufacturefor preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests fromgaining entrance to a building structure of claim 22 wherein the evenlyspaced adhesive strips are aligned laterally across the felt width, theadhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length offibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, thestrip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the feltwidth.
 24. The article of manufacture for preventing Asian lady beetlesand habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure of claim 22 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips arealigned longitudinally along the felt length, the adhesive strips beingspaced apart to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous felt fabricin snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths eachbeing substantially equal in dimension to the felt length.
 25. Anarticle of manufacture for preventing pests of the Class Insecta fromgaining entrance to a building structure, the article of manufacturecomprising: a length of fibrous fabric for adhesive attachment to thebuilding structure adjacent points of entry, the fibrous fabric beingimpregnated with at least one microcapsulated pesticide composition, thefibrous fabric having outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legsof pests of the Class Insecta attempting to gain entrance to thebuilding structure by maneuvering across the fibrous fabric to points ofentry, the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width, fabriclength, a superior fabric surface, an inferior fabric surface, and afabric thickness, the superior fabric surface having coloration forattracting pests of the Class Insecta, the inferior fabric surface forreceiving adhesive means; and adhesive means being adhesively attachedto the inferior fabric surface for adhesively attaching to the buildingstructure the fibrous fabric.
 26. The article of manufacture forpreventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to thebuilding structure of claim 25 wherein the fibrous fabric comprisesfelt-like fabric.
 27. The article of manufacture for preventing pests ofthe Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure ofclaim 26 wherein the adhesive means further comprises a plurality ofevenly spaced adhesive strips for adhesively attaching the fibrousfabric to the building structure, the adhesive strips each furthercomprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, astrip length, a strip width, and a strip thickness, the superioradhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachment to theinferior fabric surface, the superior adhesive surfaces being adhesivelyattached to the inferior fabric surface, the inferior adhesive surfaceseach further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means,the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferioradhesive surface for adhesive attachment to the building structure, thestrip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching thefibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the snuglyadjacent fibrous fabric for physically contacting pests of the ClassInsecta attempting to gain entrance to the building structure bymaneuvering intermediate the fibrous fabric and the building structure,the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus directly depositing pesticidecomposition on pests of the Class Insecta attempting to gain entrance tothe building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus furtherpreventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to thebuilding structure.
 28. The article of manufacture for preventing pestsof the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure ofclaim 27 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterallyacross the fabric width, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist inmaintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to thebuilding structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal indimension to the fabric width.
 29. The article of manufacture forpreventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to thebuilding structure of claim 27 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive stripsare aligned longitudinally along the fabric length, the adhesive stripsbeing spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric insnug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each beingsubstantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.
 30. An article ofmanufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to abuilding structure, the article of manufacture comprising: a length offibrous fabric for adhesive attachment to the building structureadjacent points of entry, the fibrous fabric having outwardly extendingfibers for entangling the legs of invertebrate pests attempting to gainentrance to the building structure by maneuvering across the fibrousfabric to points of entry, the fibrous fabric further comprising afabric width, fabric length, a superior fabric surface, an inferiorfabric surface, and a fabric thickness, the superior fabric surfacehaving coloration for attracting invertebrate pests, the inferior fabricsurface for receiving adhesive means; and adhesive means beingadhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface for adhesivelyattaching to the building structure the fibrous fabric.
 31. The articleof manufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entranceto the building structure of claim 30 wherein the fibrous fabric isimpregnated with at least one pesticide composition.
 32. The article ofmanufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance tothe building structure of claim 31 wherein the adhesive means furthercomprises a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips for adhesivelyattaching the fibrous fabric to the building structure, the adhesivestrips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferioradhesive surface, a strip length, a strip width, and a strip thickness,the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive forattachment to the inferior fabric surface, the superior adhesivesurfaces being adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface, theinferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removableadhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectivelyexposing the inferior adhesive surface for adhesive attachment to thebuilding structure, the strip thickness measuring about {fraction(1/32)} inch for attaching the fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to thebuilding structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric for physicallycontacting invertebrate pests attempting to gain entrance to thebuilding structure by maneuvering intermediate the fibrous fabric andthe building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus directlydepositing pesticide composition on invertebrate pests attempting togain entrance to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrousfabric thus further preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entranceto the building structure.
 33. The article of manufacture for preventinginvertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure ofclaim 32 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterallyacross the fabric width, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist inmaintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to thebuilding structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal indimension to the fabric width.
 34. The article of manufacture forpreventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure of claim 32 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips arealigned longitudinally along the fabric length, the adhesive stripsbeing spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric insnug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each beingsubstantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.
 35. A method ofpreventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gainingentrance to a building structure, the method comprising the steps of: 1)providing an article of manufacture for preventing Asian lady beetlesand habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to a buildingstructure, the article of manufacture further comprising: a length offibrous felt fabric for adhesive attachment to the building structureadjacent points of entry, the fibrous felt fabric being saturated withDEMAND CS brand pesticide composition, the fibrous felt fabric havingoutwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of Asian lady beetlesor habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the buildingstructure by maneuvering across the fibrous felt fabric to points ofentry, the outwardly extending fibers thus directly depositing pesticidecomposition on Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests forpreventing Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests from gainingentrance to the building structure, the fibrous felt fabric furthercomprising a felt width, a felt length, a superior felt surface, aninferior felt surface, and a felt thickness, the superior felt surfacehaving light reflective coloration for attracting Asian lady beetles orhabitually similar pests, the inferior felt surface for receiving evenlyspaced adhesive strips, the felt thickness measuring about {fraction(1/16)} inch for retaining an effective amount of the pesticidecomposition; and a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips foradhesively attaching the fibrous felt fabric to the building structure,the adhesive strips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface,an inferior adhesive surface, a strip length, and a strip thickness, thesuperior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachmentto the inferior felt surface, the superior adhesive surfaces beingadhesively attached to the inferior felt surface, the inferior adhesivesurfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive coveringmeans, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferioradhesive surfaces for adhesive attachment to the building structure, thestrip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching thefibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure; 2)adhesively attaching the fibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to thebuilding structure adjacent points of entry for physically contactingAsian lady beetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gainentrance to the building structure by maneuvering intermediate thefibrous felt fabric and the building structure, the snugly adjacentfibrous felt fabric thus directly depositing pesticide composition onAsian lady beetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gainentrance to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous feltfabric thus further preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similarpests from gaining entrance to the building structure.
 36. The method ofpreventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gainingentrance to the building structure of claim 35 wherein the fibrous feltfabric comprises polyester felt fabric.
 37. The method of preventingAsian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance toa building structure of claim 36 wherein the evenly spaced adhesivestrips are aligned laterally across the felt width, the adhesive stripsbeing spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous felt fabricin snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths eachbeing substantially equal in dimension to the felt width.
 38. The methodof preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests fromgaining entrance to the building structure of claim 36 wherein twoevenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the feltlength, the adhesive strips being spaced apart to assist in maintainingthe length of fibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the buildingstructure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimensionto the felt length.
 39. A method of preventing pests of the ClassInsecta from gaining entrance to a building structure, the methodcomprising the steps of: 1) providing an article of manufacture forpreventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to abuilding structure, the article of manufacture further comprising: alength of fibrous fabric for adhesive attachment to the buildingstructure adjacent points of entry, the fibrous fabric being impregnatedwith at least one microcapsulated pesticide composition, the fibrousfabric having outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs ofpests of the Class Insecta attempting to gain entrance to the buildingstructure by maneuvering across the fibrous fabric to points of entry,the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width, fabric length, asuperior fabric surface, an inferior fabric surface, and a fabricthickness, the superior fabric surface having coloration for attractingpests of the Class Insecta, the inferior fabric surface for receivingadhesive means; and adhesive means being adhesively attached to theinferior fabric surface for adhesively attaching to the buildingstructure the fibrous fabric; 2) adhesively attaching the fibrous fabricin snug adjacency to the building structure adjacent points of entry forphysically contacting pests of the Class Insecta attempting to gainentrance to the building structure by maneuvering intermediate thefibrous fabric and the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrousfabric thus directly depositing pesticide composition on pests of theClass Insecta attempting to gain entrance to the building structure, thesnugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus further preventing pests of theClass Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure.
 40. Themethod of preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance tothe building structure of claim 39 wherein the fibrous fabric comprisesfelt-like fabric.
 41. The method of preventing pests of the ClassInsecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 40wherein the adhesive means further comprises a plurality of evenlyspaced adhesive strips for adhesively attaching the fibrous fabric tothe building structure, the adhesive strips each further comprising asuperior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, a strip length,a strip width, and a strip thickness, the superior adhesive surfaceseach having exposed adhesive for attachment to the inferior fabricsurface, the superior adhesive surfaces being adhesively attached to theinferior fabric surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each furthercomprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesivecovering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surfacefor adhesive attachment to the building structure, the strip thicknessmeasuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching the fibrous fabricin snug adjacency to the building structure.
 42. The method ofpreventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to thebuilding structure of claim 41 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive stripsare aligned laterally across the fabric width, the adhesive strips beingspaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snugadjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each beingsubstantially equal in dimension to the fabric width.
 43. The method ofpreventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to thebuilding structure of claim 41 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive stripsare aligned longitudinally along the fabric length, the adhesive stripsbeing spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric insnug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each beingsubstantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.
 44. A method ofpreventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to a buildingstructure comprising the steps of: 1) providing an article ofmanufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to abuilding structure, the article of manufacture further comprising: alength of fibrous fabric for adhesive attachment to the buildingstructure adjacent points of entry, the fibrous fabric having outwardlyextending fibers for entangling the legs of invertebrate pestsattempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuveringacross the fibrous fabric to points of entry, the fibrous fabric furthercomprising a fabric width, fabric length, a superior fabric surface, aninferior fabric surface, and a fabric thickness, the superior fabricsurface having coloration for attracting invertebrate pests, theinferior fabric surface for receiving adhesive means; and adhesive meansbeing adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface for adhesivelyattaching to the building structure the fibrous fabric; 2) adhesivelyattaching the fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structureadjacent points of entry for physically contacting invertebrate pestsattempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuveringintermediate the fibrous fabric and the building structure.
 45. Themethod of preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to thebuilding structure of claim 44 wherein the fibrous fabric is impregnatedwith at least one pesticide composition.
 46. The method of preventinginvertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure ofclaim 45 wherein the adhesive means further comprises a plurality ofevenly spaced adhesive strips for adhesively attaching the fibrousfabric to the building structure, the adhesive strips each furthercomprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, astrip length, a strip width, and a strip thickness, the superioradhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachment to theinferior fabric surface, the superior adhesive surfaces being adhesivelyattached to the inferior fabric surface, the inferior adhesive surfaceseach further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means,the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferioradhesive surface for adhesive attachment to the building structure, thestrip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching thefibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the snuglyadjacent fibrous fabric thus directly depositing pesticide compositionon invertebrate pests attempting to gain entrance to the buildingstructure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus further preventinginvertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure. 47.The method of preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to thebuilding structure of claim 46 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive stripsare aligned laterally across the fabric width, the adhesive strips beingspaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snugadjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each beingsubstantially equal in dimension to the fabric width.
 48. The method ofpreventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the buildingstructure of claim 46 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips arealigned longitudinally along the fabric length, the adhesive stripsbeing spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric insnug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each beingsubstantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.